Today's News

Though U.S. presidents and vice presidents are traditionally from the same political party, the U.S. Constitution neither prohibits nor encourages the practice.

That’s one of the facts the Avery Trace Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution points out in observance of the 226th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Sept. 17-23 is National Constitution Week, and the DAR is striving to help educate Roane Countians about the Constitution.

Editor’s Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.March 21 — Kevin Anthony Ray, 26, 1711 Bennett Circle, Harriman: aggravated child abuse, manufacture/deliver/sell controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia. No bond listed; court date May 27.

When most people think of Habitat for Humanity, they visualize people working on a house — framing, driving nails and lifting walls into position.

“While that is certainly an important part of what we do, there is a lot of work behind the scenes for Habitat to complete its mission to build houses for those in need,” said Todd Fisher, president of Roane County Habitat for Humanity.

Harriman Garden Club President Pat Ramsey and Vice President Jamie Russell take a break from working on the Kiwanis stone arches on Pansy Hill Road, which, at one time, marked the entrance to the city.

Club members cleared the arches, planted shrubs and flowers, and mulched two sides in the organization’s effort to improve and beautify the city one plant at a time.

In 1950, a train left Rockwood heading north with some of the small city’s finest young men.
“Oh yes, we rode on the train,” said Bill Kirby. “The first time I ever been away from home.”
“Uncle Sam needed me,” he explained. The Korean Conflict had begun.
A picture of the group shows a mixture of expressions — jovial smiles of boys that didn’t seem to fear the future, and others who appeared anxious, maybe even holding back tears.

A house on Old Roane Street in Harriman was put under quarantine and a woman was arrested last week after police said several “one-pot” meth labs were discovered there.
Casey Mills, 19, is charged with manufacture, sale or delivery of methamphetamine.

According to the warrant, police were dispatched to 1637 Old Roane Street after the landlord claimed he found a meth lab behind the storage building.
Officer Brian D. Turner said he observed an odor commonly associated with meth-making when he stepped inside the house.